diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 27d54f6..c1a610f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ where
     DiskFull,
     /// A directory with that name already exists
     DirAlreadyExists,
+    /// The filesystem tried to gain a lock whilst already locked.
+    ///
+    /// This is a bug in the filesystem. Please open an issue.
+    LockError,
 }
 
 impl<E: Debug> embedded_io::Error for Error<E> {
@@ -216,7 +220,8 @@ impl<E: Debug> embedded_io::Error for Error<E> {
             | Error::EndOfFile
             | Error::DiskFull
             | Error::NotEnoughSpace
-            | Error::AllocationError => ErrorKind::Other,
+            | Error::AllocationError
+            | Error::LockError => ErrorKind::Other,
             Error::NoSuchVolume
             | Error::FilenameError(_)
             | Error::BadHandle
diff --git a/src/volume_mgr.rs b/src/volume_mgr.rs
index 9e45a21..8202c08 100644
--- a/src/volume_mgr.rs
+++ b/src/volume_mgr.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ where
         const PARTITION_INFO_LBA_START_INDEX: usize = 8;
         const PARTITION_INFO_NUM_BLOCKS_INDEX: usize = 12;
 
-        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let mut data = self.data.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| Error::LockError)?;
 
         if data.open_volumes.is_full() {
             return Err(Error::TooManyOpenVolumes);
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ where
     pub fn open_root_dir(&self, volume: RawVolume) -> Result<RawDirectory, Error<D::Error>> {
         // Opening a root directory twice is OK
 
-        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let mut data = self.data.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| Error::LockError)?;
 
         let directory_id = RawDirectory(data.id_generator.generate());
         let dir_info = DirectoryInfo {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ where
     where
         N: ToShortFileName,
     {
-        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let mut data = self.data.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| Error::LockError)?;
 
         if data.open_dirs.is_full() {
             return Err(Error::TooManyOpenDirs);
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ where
     /// Close a directory. You cannot perform operations on an open directory
     /// and so must close it if you want to do something with it.
     pub fn close_dir(&self, directory: RawDirectory) -> Result<(), Error<D::Error>> {
-        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let mut data = self.data.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| Error::LockError)?;
 
         for (idx, info) in data.open_dirs.iter().enumerate() {
             if directory == info.raw_directory {
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ where
     ///
     /// You can't close it if there are any files or directories open on it.
     pub fn close_volume(&self, volume: RawVolume) -> Result<(), Error<D::Error>> {
-        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let mut data = self.data.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| Error::LockError)?;
 
         for f in data.open_files.iter() {
             if f.raw_volume == volume {
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ where
     where
         N: ToShortFileName,
     {
-        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let mut data = self.data.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| Error::LockError)?;
 
         // This check is load-bearing - we do an unchecked push later.
         if data.open_files.is_full() {
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ where
 
     /// Read from an open file.
     pub fn read(&self, file: RawFile, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, Error<D::Error>> {
-        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let mut data = self.data.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| Error::LockError)?;
 
         let file_idx = data.get_file_by_id(file)?;
         let volume_idx = data.get_volume_by_id(data.open_files[file_idx].raw_volume)?;
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ where
         #[cfg(feature = "log")]
         debug!("write(file={:?}, buffer={:x?}", file, buffer);
 
-        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let mut data = self.data.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| Error::LockError)?;
 
         // Clone this so we can touch our other structures. Need to ensure we
         // write it back at the end.
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ where
     /// Close a file with the given raw file handle.
     pub fn close_file(&self, file: RawFile) -> Result<(), Error<D::Error>> {
         let flush_result = self.flush_file(file);
-        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let mut data = self.data.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| Error::LockError)?;
         let file_idx = data.get_file_by_id(file)?;
         data.open_files.swap_remove(file_idx);
         flush_result
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ where
     /// Flush (update the entry) for a file with the given raw file handle.
     pub fn flush_file(&self, file: RawFile) -> Result<(), Error<D::Error>> {
         use core::ops::DerefMut;
-        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let mut data = self.data.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| Error::LockError)?;
         let data = data.deref_mut();
 
         let file_id = data.get_file_by_id(file)?;
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ where
 
     /// Seek a file with an offset from the start of the file.
     pub fn file_seek_from_start(&self, file: RawFile, offset: u32) -> Result<(), Error<D::Error>> {
-        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let mut data = self.data.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| Error::LockError)?;
         let file_idx = data.get_file_by_id(file)?;
         data.open_files[file_idx]
             .seek_from_start(offset)
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ where
         file: RawFile,
         offset: i32,
     ) -> Result<(), Error<D::Error>> {
-        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let mut data = self.data.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| Error::LockError)?;
         let file_idx = data.get_file_by_id(file)?;
         data.open_files[file_idx]
             .seek_from_current(offset)
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ where
 
     /// Seek a file with an offset back from the end of the file.
     pub fn file_seek_from_end(&self, file: RawFile, offset: u32) -> Result<(), Error<D::Error>> {
-        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let mut data = self.data.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| Error::LockError)?;
         let file_idx = data.get_file_by_id(file)?;
         data.open_files[file_idx]
             .seek_from_end(offset)
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ where
         N: ToShortFileName,
     {
         use core::ops::DerefMut;
-        let mut data = self.data.borrow_mut();
+        let mut data = self.data.try_borrow_mut().map_err(|_| Error::LockError)?;
         let data = data.deref_mut();
 
         // This check is load-bearing - we do an unchecked push later.